This card began with Viva Las VegaStamps! "Alligator Present" #9129. It has a blank little tag in the image and the "Don't Freak Me Out" #18327 fit perfectly in it's place. I stamped both in black on white cardstock painted yellow using Mustard Seed Ranger Distress Ink and a brayer; then hand colored image with my markers and waterbrush. I added some shimmery details and polka dots with my Gelly Roll Stardust pen. I cropped to an oval shape and matted with a contrasting blue cardstock. The border is the "Happy Happy Birthday" #10479 stamped about 10 times to create a pattern stripe using Clearsnap Colorbox Khaki Green Dye ink.

**TIP FOR THE DAY** Try out different themed stamps for different occasions. Play around and have fun! Cut your images apart to use just a section, or stamp a repeating pattern. This gives you endless possibilities with your stash of rubber stamps.

What is Sketch it Saturdays at Unscripted Sketches? Every Saturday morning a new sketch is posted for the week. Flip the sketch, rotate it… create a card, a scrapbook page, a wall hanging, digital, paper, fabric, paint, anything your imagination comes up with! There is no right or wrong way, as long as you are using the Unscripted sketch as the inspiration for your creation! And everyone is invited to join in the fun... and post your creation on their page via inlinkz for all the world to see!

What are you working on today??? I'm reading a book and trying some new techniques for a book review that I'm working on. Also, I'm a Guest Designer for UmWowStudio's Creative Team today... please CLICK HERE to check it out! Hope you are having a great day. :) Sb

WELCOME to the blog for sbartist (Susan M. Brown) - mixed media artist and graphic designer.I frequently lurk around in the dark creating art while all in the world are asleep. What will I dream up next...